seamusTX wrote:This is the law:
(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor's conduct:
(1) was incidental to dealing with a switchblade knife, springblade knife, or short-barrel firearm solely as an antique or curio;
I don't know what "dealing with" is supposed to mean. Is everyone who buys or sells a piece a dealer? If not, who can a dealer deal with? - Jim
I can't find any legal definition, but one of Webster's definition is "to sell or distribute something as a business." So that is how I interpret it. It still doesn't make much sense that a dealer could possess a switchblade if he couldn't sell it to anyone, but another dealer. He could sell it to a LEO, but then it wouldn't be an antique or curio. I still can't fathom the intent of this defense. Maybe for displays of antiques at museums?
